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Where does “ἥπατος” come from?

ἥπατος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

ἥπατος (Ancient Greek): genitive singular of ἧπᾰρ

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of ἧπᾰρ

Ancestry of “ἥπατος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
2Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
3Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
4Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “ἥπατος”

  • hepatic
  • intrahepatic
  • extrahepatic
  • enterohepatic
  • transhepatic
  • suprahepatic
  • subhepatic
  • hepatically
  • perihepatic
  • retrohepatic
  • prehepatic
  • infrahepatic
  • gastrohepatic
  • nonhepatic
  • anhepatic
  • posthepatic
  • hemihepatic
  • extrahepatically
  • transhepatically
  • cystohepatic
  • portohepatic
  • hepatical
  • hepaticological
  • hepaticologist
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